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'I don't binge as that just makes getting back in shape harder and in my job I could have anything from three months to three days notice for a shoot or audition,' she pointed out.

Gemma, who was also a former cast member of the BBC's Casualty, said that she liked to stay at a place where she is almost ready, just in case.

Wet'n'wild: Gemma says that on vacation she relaxes a little on her workouts

She added that while she didn't stop her training altogether during her vacation time, she did relax it just a little, even if she is dating a personal trainer.

Gemma and Olly got together only weeks after they first met and now Gemma says that she feels much more energised thanks to him.

She also noted that she feels much more focused when she is fuelled with what she calls good food.

Learning her lines faster, needing less sleep and looking a lot healthier are all some of the benefits she reveals.

Active vacation: Gemma is dating a personal trainer which has helped keep up her fitness levels

Gemma has also joined a campaign to discourage tourists from taking part in Spain's annual Pamplona Bull Run.

The beauty has long been a campaigner for animal rights and has now thrown her weight behind a campaign to abolish Spain's traditional bull fights.

The annual Pamplona San Fermin celebrations involves releasing bulls into the streets to chase people across the town, followed by a bloody series of bullfights which will see around six animals killed for each 'show'.

The new film featuring Atkinson, called Pamplona Running of the Bulls, is designed to inform tourists and discourage them from participating in the bull running and fighting event.